Vocabulary Set 66

Target Vocabulary:
Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef kelimeler’’.

satellite: a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, Moon etc, used for
radio, television, and other electronic communication

 uydu
 Russians have sent a new communication satellite into the space.
 The arrival of satellite television changed the face of broadcasting.
 The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.

rank: the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or the
army, navy etc.

 rütbe (ordu), mevki (sivil)

 He was sentenced to prison and stripped of his rank.
 He was promoted to the rank of colonel in the army.

2. to have a particular position in a list of people or things that have been put in order of quality or
importance

 … sayılmak, derecelendirmek, (üstte) yer almak

 We rank among the safest countries in the world.
 The news of Earthquake ranks higher any other news.

diverse: very different from each other

 çeşitli, farklı, türlü türlü, değişik vb.

 We need to recognise that we live in a culturally diverse society.
 There is a diverse range of opinion on the issue.

fence: a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land

 çit
 The house was surrounded by a tall, wooden fence.

workforce: all the people who work in a particular industry or company, or are available to work in a
particular country or area

 iş gücü
 Women now represent almost 50% of the workforce.
 The government is determined to create a skilled workforce

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pinch: to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so
that it hurts

 çimdiklemek
 We have to stop her pinching her baby brother.

place: a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or in a room, building, town, city
etc.

 yer
 The theatre bar was our usual meeting place.
 I have been to many places.
 There is no place like home.
 Working has a very important place in all our lives.
 You have no place here.

2. (V) to put something somewhere, especially with care

 koymak, yerleştirmek
 She placed the letter in front of me.
 He was placed in a higher position at the company.
 Please place my furniture carefully.

misplaced: misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that
you have these feelings for does not deserve them

 hatalı, yanlış, boşuna, değmez

 I realized that my trust in him was misplaced.
 Her fear was misplaced.

frustration: the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or
change a situation, or achieve something

 hüsran, hayal kırıklığı, sinirlilik hali

 People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.

alter: to change, or to make someone or something change

 değişmek, değiştirmek
 Nothing can alter the fact that the refugees are our responsibility.
 Her face hadn’t altered much over the years.
 People’s preferences on social media have altered over the years.

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A) Exercise: Öğren!
Fill in the blanks with the target words!

satellite rank x2 diverse fence

workforce x2 pinch place x3
misplaced frustration alter x3

1. Most of us watch _________________ TV. However, live broadcasting and programs like
Netflix are becoming popular.
2. Your anger is ____________________; I am not the one who broke your heart so stop
screaming at me and go find the actual person you are angry at.
3. He established a ____________________ to keep his dog in the garden.
4. This is a great ___________________ for a holiday.
5. Drugs can _____________________ your perception of reality.
6. They choose Maria as the main actress of the play. Susan was actually expecting that. She
didn’t say a word but you should have seen her ____________________ on her face.
7. This week, Beşiktaş _________________ higher than any team in Super League.
8. After many years at the company he eventually worked his way up to the
___________________ of Chief Executive Officer.
9. The border was closed, and they were forced to ___________________ their plans.
10. As CEO, she is responsible for a ___________________ of 29,000 people.
11. This isn’t a dream right? Can you please _________________ me? I want to wake up if it’s a
dream.
12. Ottoman Empire was a very __________________ kingdom; there were many people from
other nations, ethnics, religions.
13. Whether you like it or not you're going to have to change your habits and
_____________________ your lifestyle.
14. Last night’s win __________________ Real Madrid in the leading position.
15. Do you want to come back to my ____________________ for coffee?
16. We have a lot of workers in the area with no qualifications, what we really need is an
educated __________________ for a better economy.

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B) Match the Words! Pekiştir!
satellite rank diverse fence

workforce pinch place

misplaced frustration alter

1) ________________: the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot

control or change a situation, or achieve something

2) ________________: to put something somewhere, especially with care

3) ________________: all the people who work in a particular industry or company, or are

available to work in a particular country or area

4) ________________: to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and

thumb, especially so that it hurts

5) ________________: to change, or to make someone or something change

6) ________________: a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or in a

room, building, town, city etc.

7) ________________: misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because

the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them

8) ________________: very different from each other

9) ________________: the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially

in the police or the army, navy etc.

10) ________________: to have a particular position in a list of people or things that have been

put in order of quality or importance

11) ________________: a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land

12) ________________: a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth,

Moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication

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C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the words you’ve just learned! ++ Write
Turkish meanings of the words. – Uzmanlaş!

- Öğrendiğiniz kelimelerin Türkçe karşılıklarını hiçbir yere bakmadan yazın, daha sonra bu
kelimelerle en az 1 tane örnek cümle yazın. (Verilen her anlam için bir örnek)

misplaced: _________________________________________________________________________.

alter: _____________________________________________________________________________.

place: ____________________________________________________________________________.

workforce: ________________________________________________________________________.

rank: _____________________________________________________________________________.

diverse: ___________________________________________________________________________.

pinch: ____________________________________________________________________________.

fence: ____________________________________________________________________________.

frustration: ________________________________________________________________________.

satellite: __________________________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: satellite, misplaced, fence, place, alter, frustration, ranks, rank, alter, workforce, pinch, diverse,
alter, placed, place, workforce

B: frustration, place, workforce, pinch, alter, place, misplaced, diverse, rank, rank, fence, satellite

C: Kendi cümleleriniz + kelimelerin anlamlarını en üstten kontrol edebilirsiniz.

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